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Clayton County judge gives short payment extensions on suspended-sentence calendar, warns of arrest warrants
Summary
Judge Tammy Long Hayward told defendants on the suspended-sentence calendar they face arrest warrants if fines and fees are not paid; staff attorney Kiara Powell was assigned to negotiate short payment windows and two-week modifications were issued in some cases. Payments must now be made in person at the courthouse traffic window.
Judge Tammy Long Hayward opened the suspended-sentence (SSD) calendar April 28, 2025, in Clayton County State Court, Courtroom 304, and told people who were given 60 days to pay earlier but had not done so that this was their "last chance to get those paid before an arrest warrant issues."
The SSD calendar covers defendants who were sentenced earlier, given time to pay fines and fees and failed to do so. Hayward said she would allow staff attorney Kiara Powell to speak individually with people present and sign any agreed modifications; where the court signed a modification the defendant would receive a written order granting extra time.
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